Rima Jaber, PLPC

09/30/2025

♾️ Connection lasts a lifetime ♾️

“Discipline lasts a moment, but connection lasts a lifetime.”💕

09/24/2025

Protect your peace. Boundaries don’t make you unkind, they make you strong.🛡️

09/24/2025

“That's why attachment matters. It's not about perfect parenting — it's about presence, attunement, and the quiet promise: you are safe with me...”

Attachment is not extra. It’s not a bonus or a parenting style — it’s survival. For a child, feeling securely connected to their caregiver is as essential as the food they eat and the air they breathe.

Because when children feel attached, the world makes sense. They know they are safe, they know they are wanted, and that becomes the soil where everything else can grow.

From that place, confidence takes root. Curiosity blooms. Their hearts learn that love isn’t scarce, so they don’t have to cling or control. They are free to give, because they know they are held.

Love given freely doesn’t make them fragile — it makes them strong. It teaches them that closeness is safe, that tenderness is not weakness, that giving to others will not leave them empty. The more love they receive, the more love they have to give.

But when attachment is uncertain or withheld, the ground beneath them shifts. A child may grow watchful, questioning their worth. They may cling too tightly out of fear, or harden themselves against disappointment. They may learn to survive, but never fully trust.

And in that survival, something is stolen — the ease of belonging, the courage to risk, the freedom to rest in themselves. Too much of their energy goes into guarding what should have been a given: the right to feel safe, wanted, and worthy.

That’s why attachment matters. It’s not about perfect parenting — it’s about presence, attunement, and the quiet promise: you are safe with me…

When a child carries that truth inside, it changes not just their childhood, but the way they will move through the rest of their life. ❤️

Quote Credit: Robert Shaw, M.D.❣️

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09/12/2025

A child’s ability to learn grows where they feel safe, supported, and understood. Let’s create environments that nurture both their minds and hearts. 💚

How much a child is able to learn is directly related to how safe they feel in their environment and with the people around them.

What does a safe learning environment look like for you?
If you could set up the optimal learning environment for yourself, what would that include? How would it feel?

Find out more about creating an environment where your child feels safe to express their emotions, make mistakes and play/learn freely, in my latest book 👇
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Finding Your Calm: A Responsive Parents Guide to Self-Regulation and Co-Regulation⁣⁣

Link in bio or on the Website: responsiveparentinginspirations.com⁣⁣

09/10/2025

Sometimes silence after school isn’t rejection, it’s recharging. Give them space, the connection will come. 💛

09/04/2025

I love this quote by Erik Erikson: "The more you know yourself, the more patience you have for what you see in others." 🤍

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09/03/2025

What if we all grew up knowing our feelings were okay, even when our actions needed guidance? 🫶🏼

08/19/2025

**“Addiction is not the problem—it’s the solution to the problem. The real wound isn’t the fear or pain itself, but being left alone with it. That loneliness is what turns pain into trauma.

When we work through our own pain, we break the cycle—so our children don’t have to seek out their own ‘solutions’ in fear or silence. Healing is generational work.”**

07/29/2025

We get out, what we put in. Feed them love ❤️

What we model, they mirror.
What we offer, they absorb.

The way we treat them becomes the voice they carry, the compass they trust, the way they move through the world.

When we lead with compassion, they learn to extend it.
When we show up with presence, they learn they matter.
When we honour their emotions, they learn to honour others.

It doesn’t happen overnight — but every interaction shapes them.

And every moment we choose intention over reaction, we plant something good.

We get out, what we put in.
Feed them love. ❤️

Quote Credit: Sudh Sandku ❣️

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07/15/2025

🧘‍♀️ 7 Days of Mindful Moments
Because sometimes the smallest pauses make the biggest impact.

Over the next week, take just a few minutes each day to breathe, notice, and be present. You don’t need fancy tools or lots of time—just a willingness to slow down and check in with yourself.

06/30/2025

The more you experience genuine safety, the more those old patterns begin to soften. The tension in your muscles starts to release. The urge to scan for threats fades. Your body, little by little, learns to exhale 🖤

Time alone doesn’t heal your nervous system. You can put years, even decades, between yourself and the pain, but your body won’t simply let go because the calendar says you should be “over it.” The truth is, your nervous system is built for survival, not for the passage of time. It holds onto old alarms, old patterns, and old fears until it’s absolutely convinced that the danger has passed. Healing doesn’t come from waiting; it comes from living through enough safe, gentle moments that your body finally starts to believe, it’s over now.

It’s not about forcing yourself to move on or pretending you’re fine just because time has gone by. Your nervous system needs evidence, not empty reassurances. Healing begins in the small, repeated moments when you’re met with kindness instead of criticism, when your boundaries are respected rather than bulldozed, when you wake up and realise you’re not bracing for the next explosion. Each time you’re able to rest without fear, each time someone listens without judgement, each time you experience comfort instead of chaos, these are the moments that slowly rewrite your body’s story.

At first, the old habits might still show up. You might find yourself flinching at harmless noises, scanning for danger in safe places, or doubting that peace can last. That’s not failure, it’s your nervous system doing its job, trying to protect you based on what it’s learnt. But the more you experience genuine safety, the more those old patterns begin to soften. The tension in your muscles starts to release. The urge to scan for threats fades. Your body, little by little, learns to exhale.

Healing isn’t something that just happens with time; it’s something that happens with safety, consistency, and compassion, over and over, until your nervous system can finally trust that the worst is truly behind you. You deserve to feel safe in your own skin. You deserve peace that lasts. And you deserve to know, deep in your bones, that it’s over now.

06/13/2025

✨ Finding Solace ✨

My page is live — I’m accepting new clients.
If you or someone you know is ready to start therapy, I’m here, along side a strong team of clinicians!

Learn more or schedule a session:
👉 https://findingsolace.life/rima-jaber/

Let’s find healing, together. 💛

Rima Jaber, PLPC Rima Jaber, PLPC Clinician I understand how overwhelming life can feel when you’re navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, or the lasting impact of abuse—because I’ve been there myself. My personal journey through mental health challenges has deeply shaped the way I show up as...